JCC PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS MARCH / APRIL 2020 JCC STAFF PHONE DIRECTORY JCC Main # (732) 494-3232 Dorothy Rubinstein, Chief Executive Officer………………………………………………....732-593-5961 Laurie Post, Director of Operations, Health & Wellness….……………………...732-494-3232 ext.3605 ADMINISTRATIVE Angel Borges, Director of Finance……………………………………………….... 732-494-3232 ext.3620 Melissa Gazeko, Manager of Member Services………………………………… .732-494-3232 ext 3602 Dushanka Mangoska, Multimedia Administrative Manager…………………......732-494-3232 ext.3613 Michelle Post, Summer Camp Director and Preschool Billing………………… 732-494-3232 ext.3612 Paula Rann, Director of Membership and Fundraising…………………………………….. 732-593-5962 DEVELOPMENT Adam Glinn, Director of Development………………………………………………………..732-593-5965 Paula Rann, Director of Membership and Fundraising……………………………………..732-593-5962 HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION & AQUATICS Janice Clark, Aquatics Director………………………………………………….....732-494-3232 ext.3610 Laurie Post, Director of Operations, Health & Wellness….…………………….. 732-494-3232 ext.3605 PROGRAMMING Abby Eisner, Coordinator of LIVEWELL @ the JCC………………………………………. ..732-593-5959 Esther Fendrick, Director of Jewish Outreach & Programming…………………………... 732-593-5969 Joan Green, Director of Bright Beginnings Preschool…………………………... 732-494-3232 ext.3625 Sue Horwitz, Director of Senior Adult Services……………………………………………. ...732-593-5958 Diane Mael, Director of Adult Services…………………………………………... 732-494-3232 ext. 3619 Michelle Post, Summer Camp Director and Preschool Billing…………………. 732-494-3232 ext.3612 MAINTENANCE Salim Ahmed, Director of Maintenance…………………………………………… 732-494-3232 ext.3615 All email addresses follow this format: First letter of first name last [email protected] Example: [email protected] GAMES AT THE JCC DUPLICATE BRIDGE DATES: EVERY WEDNESDAY TIME: 1:00—4:00 PM Cost per session: $6/ JCCMC Member; $8/ Non-member NO GAME ON WEDNESDAYS APRIL 8 & 15, 2020 Come with a partner or by yourself. New players are always welcome. Light refreshments provided. FRIDAY AFTERNOON BRIDGE Join this self-run group which meets weekly This program is partially sponsored by Jewish Federation for a friendly game of bridge. in the Heart of New Jersey DATES: Fridays (No Bridge April 10, 2020) TIME: 12:45—3:30 PM For Community Campus Members Only FREE Contact Sue Horwitz, Director, Senior Adult Services at 732-494-3232 ext. 3603 with questions or to have your name added to the group’s email list. MORE GAMES AT THE JCC Wednesday Afternoon Tuesday Evening 12:30—4:00 PM 6:30—8:30 PM NO GAME ON WEDNESDAYS NO GAME ON TUESDAY APRIL 8 & 15, 2020 APRIL 14 JCCMC Members ONLY JCCMC Members ONLY FREE FREE Call Sue Horwitz, Director of Senior Call Diane Mael, Director of Adult Adult Services, at 732-494-3232 Services, at 732-494-3232 ext. 3619 ext. 3603 if you are interested or if you are interested or have any have any questions. questions. This program is partially sponsored by Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey MONDAY AFTERNOON 12:30 - 3:30 PM THURSDAY EVENING 7:00 - 9:00 PM (No game on April 9 or 16) JCCMC MEMBERS ONLY FREE Call Diane Mael, Director of Adult Services, at 732-494-3232 ext. 3619 if you are interested or have any questions. MORE GAMES AT THE JCC With David Lieberfarb Get together with other intelligent, interested adults to challenge your word skills and learn new strategies to move your play to the next level. David Lieberfarb, a journalist formerly with The Star Ledger, has been playing Scrabble for many, many years. He has competed in national tournaments at the highest level and is considered a master player. He is also a heck of a nice guy. ONLY MONDAYS, APRIL 13 & 27 10:30 AM—12:30 PM JCCMC MEMBERS ONLY Keep active. Keep your mind busy and make the most of your leisure time! Call Diane Mael, Director of Adult Services, at 732-494-3232 ext. 3619 if you are interested or have any questions. PICKLEBALL OPEN PLAY! Come join us and see what all the FUN is about! Mondays - 5:30-6:55 pm (Advanced Players Only) Tuesdays - 6:15 - 8:25 pm This program is partially Wednesdays - 10-11:50 am sponsored by Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey Fridays - 7:30 -9:00 am Sundays - 8:30 - 10:55 am JCCMC Members only. Campus membership required. Call Laurie Post, Director of Operations, at 732-494-3232 ext. 3605 for more information. PICKLEBALL LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS 6-Week Class Wednesdays 10:15 - 11:30 AM Beginning May 6, 2020 FREE for JCCMC Members; $36/ for Non-members Call Laurie Post at 732-494-3232 ext. 3605 for more information MARCH 3, 2020 @ 10 AM “Gateway to the Moon” by Mary Morris From award-winning novelist Mary Morris comes the remarkable story of a remote New Mexican town coming to grips with a dark history it never imagined. In 1492, the Jewish and Muslim populations of Spain were expelled, and Christopher Columbus set sail for America. Luis de Torres, a Spanish Jew, accompanies Columbus as his interpreter. His journey is only the beginning of a long migration, across many generations. Over the centuries, de Torres’ descendants travel from Spain and Portugal to Mexico, finally settling in the hills of New Mexico. Five hundred years later, it is in these same hills that Miguel Torres, a young amateur astronomer, finds himself trying to understand the mystery that surrounds him and the town he grew up in. Entrada de la Luna is a place that holds a profound secret--one that its residents cannot even imagine. It is also a place that ambitious children, such as Miguel, try to leave. Poor health, broken marriages, and poverty are the norm. Luck is unusual. When Miguel sees a flyer for a babysitting job, he jumps at the opportunity, and begins work for a Jewish family new to the area. Rachel Rothstein is not the sort of parent Miguel expected. Interwoven throughout the present-day narrative are the powerful stories of the ancestors of Entrada's residents, highlighting the torture, pursuit, and resistance of the Jewish people. APRIL 7, 2020 @ 10 AM “The Aleppo Codex” by Matti Friedman Winner of the 2014 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature A thousand years ago, the most perfect copy of the Hebrew Bible was written. It was kept safe through one upheaval after another in the Middle East, and by the 1940s it was housed in a dark grotto in Aleppo, Syria, and had become known around the world as the Aleppo Codex. Journalist Matti Friedman’s true-life detective story traces how this precious manuscript was smuggled from its hiding place in Syria into the newly founded state of Israel and how and why many of its most sacred and valuable pages went missing. It’s a tale that involves grizzled secret agents, pious clergymen, shrewd antiquities collectors, and highly placed national figures who, as it turns out, would do anything to get their hands on an ancient, decaying book. What it reveals are uncomfortable truths about greed, state cover-ups, and the fascinating role of historical treasures in creating a national identity. FREE FOR COMMUNITY CAMPUS MEMBERS ONLY LOOKING AHEAD: This program is partially sponsored by Jewish Federation MAY 5, 2020 @ 10 AM - “The Garden of Letters” in the Heart of New Jersey by Alyson Richman Wednesday mornings from 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Free and open to JCC/Community Campus Members Only Facilitator: Adam Glinn The JCC Men’s Group is designed for men seeking meaningful daytime socialization, learning and interaction in a relaxed setting, with men of similar age. MARCH 2020 TOPIC SCHEDULE Wednesday, March 4: Introvert v. Extrovert - Do you consider yourself an introvert or an extrovert? What do these terms really mean? Is it better to be one or the other? Do you think your life has been impacted by whether you are an introvert or an extrovert? Would your life have been different if you were different? Wednesday, March 11: Is organized religion still important? - We all grew up with a "religion" that was part of our background. How important was religion in your life and upbringing? Is organized religion still important to you? What is the role and impact of religion in the United States in 2020? How do Americans feel about religion? Wednesday, March 18: Choices - Are major choices really choices? - What are the most significant choices that you have made in your life? In the past year? Were they truly a choice or a mandate? What did you do to arrive at the choice you made? Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice again? Wednesday, March 25: Is monogamy natural or unnatural? - Our society has determined that human mating relationships are supposed to be monogamous. But, is this natural? Are humans biologically predetermined to be monogamous? Has monogamy made relationships more or less difficult? Are relationships supposed to be easy? What do you really think? Bagels and coffee will be served. Meet new friends; see old friends. What happens in Men’s Group stays in Men’s Group. Join us!! Wednesday mornings from 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Free and open to JCC/Community Campus Members Only Facilitator: Adam Glinn The JCC Men’s Group is designed for men seeking meaningful daytime socialization, learning and interaction in a relaxed setting, with men of similar age. APRIL 2020 TOPIC SCHEDULE Wednesday, April 1: America’s Crumbling Infrastructure-America’s infrastructure is crumbling; its roads, bridges, tunnels, schools and airports old and outdated. What makes up our infrastructure? What are the priorities? Can we afford to repair our infrastructure? Can we afford not to? Wednesday, April 8: “Being a good parent”-What does it mean to be a good parent? Do you think you were a good parent? Do you think your parents were good parents? Does being a good parent mean being a good friend? How did your upbringing impact your parenting? Do you think there is anything you did wrong as a parent? Anything you would do differently if you knew then what you know now? Anything you wish your parents did differently? Wednesday, April 15: NO MEN’S GROUP-JCC Closed for Passover Wednesday, April 22: Tuition Free College - Is it Possible?-There is a movement in the U.S.